a Little bit of Us...: birthdays

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Saturday, April 16, 2011

9 months...

9 months!! wow!!

here are some of little darlings highlights from her 8-9 month!!

* she has teeth!! she now has her bottom 2 front teeth! i found them on sunday, 3.20!

* she started crawling too!! wed, 3-30! it was a big week for Abbi!! holy cow!! she is sooooooo happy to be moving!!

* because of her teething- we have had some pretty rough nights! abbi just wants momma! which isn't a horrible thing at all... it just means that i got to sleep in the recliner several nights cuz she wouldn't sleep in her bed... poor little girl!

* we are trying to figure out what sleep method works the best for all of us...

* now that abbi can crawl... she is crawling all over the place!! she pulls herself up on the couch, tv trays and the hope chest. she is now taller than the tv trays!! guessing they will get put away very soon!! :)

* abbi loves her walker! she is getting stronger when using it on the carpet. and she zooooms all over the kitchen tile. watch out!! kevin calls it the crash up derby! hee hee!

* she also loves her toys!! all of them! she enjoys pulling all of her toys out of her toy cradle/chest. (the cradle was mine when i was a little girl).

* she is so curioius!! wants to see everything!!

she can now stand up in her crib... yikes!! so we lowered the mattress and raised the side. it is much harder for us to reach her, but safer for her.

* she is a super happy girl. she smiles alot!!

* her naps have been hard. she cries and cries! finally falls asleep... usually sitting up and hunched over! crazy kid!! she will sqint her eyes really tight when i am feeding her before bed. i think it's because she is tired and

her eyes burn.

* she loves music!! one of the only things that will calm her when she is upset is me singing to her...

* Ellen's talkshow is one of abbi's favorite things!! she will listen up and watch when ellen is on.

* abbi is into EVERYTHING!!! she loves to climb! her favorite right now is standing on the base of the walker to play with the toys on top!! so funny!

* she started playing patting her hand

on her mouth to make a sound... (bah bah bah) just like daddy taught her!! he has only been trying to get her to do this since she was 6 weeks old!! ha!!

* abbi loves patty

cake! out of the blue she started rolling her little arms like we do when we are playing patty cake! it is so cute! now she hasn't done it while we are playing... she just does it randomly.

* eating right now: we added 3rd stage baby foods to the mix! they are thicker and she isn't too sure about them...

* she is eating some table food: veggies- potatoes, sweet potatoes, green beans. bread/rolls. noodle

s. fruits- bananas, plums and pears.

* loves her snacks: puffs, yougurt melts and arrowroot cookies in small pieces!

* she is such a big girl!! she is now using a high chair!! :)

* abbi loves other little kids/babies!! they are her size!! kind of is a show off! it is too cute!!

* she also started using a sippy cup

with water in it at snack time

* when momma or daddy comes home from work she gets soooooooo excited!! i love it!! we are talking ENTIRE BODY jumps and kicks with joy!! melts me everytime!

we sure love our little girl! :)

Thursday, March 17, 2011

8 months old...

what!! my beautiful daughter is 8 months old!! wow...

here are some of her 7-8 month highlights...

* abbi is sitting up on her own quite well now!! so big!!

* she doesn't feel the need to put her fingers in her mouth after every single bite of food now!! wahoo!!

* bouncing/jumping when she is standing is her favorite thing to do!! she loves it!!

* abbi sits still and just watches closely when i trim her fingernails.

* she LOVES LOVES LOVES crinkle noises!!!! plastic... and paper!! loves to "read the mail"!

* her whole little body gets very excited when momma or daddy come home from work! her hands go above her head and flail about and her legs kick kick kick!! it makes a momma feel good!!

* abbi will entertain herself for a good 20 minutes in her walker. she loves the music (she can't quite

hit the button on her own... but is close!), the rolling ball and the moving beads!! such a fun toy!!

* she has started to push herself back in the walker and turn

around...

* i am only nursing her in the morning

around4am and then again at night before she goes to bed.

* food schedule is: eating cereal with a jar of baby food fruit or veggie 3x a day. at the end of

the month i did cut that down to just 2x a day...

* she has started to roll over from her back to her tummy!!

* one morning nanny found her on her tum

my when she woke up!! and she had completely turned her self around in the crib from how i had laid her down!! crazy little kid!!

* she still loves her bath time with daddy!! splash splash splash!!

* when she gets excited about something she will turn into me and cuddle. oh it makes me melt!!

* watch out world! abbi is kissing!! :) she has started to open mouth kisses!!

* she scoots all around the living room!! for not being able to crawl she gets around the house!!

* crawling is coming though... she has started to rock back and forth on her knees!!

* she loves to drink like a big girl from momma's big cup! she takes a couple of swigs of water from my cup with her tongue in the cup and licks like a kitty!!

* when abbi sits with me she wants to hold onto my thumbs... quite cute!

* abbi is a girl who knows what she wants!! when she is sitting she will grab for your fingers so she

can stand up!

* the tummy sleeping has continue

d throughout the month! we have found her on her tummy for several naps!! sometimes we can tell she was sleeping on her hands!! ... momma does it too. :)

* her favorite toys this

month are: pinky- the ring stacks- her rattles... noise!! :) and her abby cadabby doll.

* abbi and momma took a walk downtown in the stroller to get bunco gifts and she was

sooooooooo good!! she didn't fuss the entire walk or in the 2 stores we went in to!! she loves to be outside and watch people! such a fun little girl!

* 2 of abbi's friends turned 1 this month too

... tayson and anne. we went to visit them both an

d deliver a present. abbi loved playing with tayson!! she loves other little kids!! she is becoming very social!

* she loves to "run" when laying down on the floor! we can hear the THUMP THUMP THUMP from another room! so funny!

* abbi has a fun little sense of humor and personality. she will sneakily grab the spoon when you are feeding her... she gives a sly smile! so cute!! we also see this little sly smile after she finishes her bottles... right before she starts chewing on the bottle nipple! funny kid!

* she loves momma's toes!! fascinated by them!

* we got rid of all the small binkies and bought new bigger cute colored ones!! (6+mos)

* she is chatter box! enjoys to talk and squeal... ooooh wow!

yayayayay

ayaya...

* grow

wlllll

too!!

* peek-a-boo is still a favorite game!! she will take a burp cloth

or blanket and

put it over her face to

hide! she squeals with delight when we "find" her!! :)

* she has always loved listening to her "singing pillow" after her bath. but now she takes it and plays with the metal twist thing herself!!

* abbi has started to rub her little eyes when she is tired too... it is so cute!!

* nanny brought home a balloon for abbi. she

wasn't too sure about it at first, but she became fascinated about it!!

we sure love her!!

abbi is one amazing kid!!

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

7 months...

What an Amazing little girl at 7 months!!

we sure love her! here are some of abbi's highlights of her 6-7 month!!

* just when we started to figure out her schedule.... she mixes it up on us!! ha!

* abbi is now eating fruits too!! she loves

them!! after just veggies, fruits are a fun change!

* she is eating about 3 "meals" a day, plus either nursing or a bottle.

4am- momma

7am- fruit with cereal and 2-3 oz bottle

10am- 6 oz bottle

1pm- fruit with cereal and 2-3 oz bottle

4pm- 6 oz bottle

5:30-6pm- veggie with cereal and 2-3 oz bottle

7-7:30pm- momma and bed

* we have see that she is using and sticking out her tongue so much more!! very cute...

* abbi is "talki

ng" lots more with her jaw- YA YA YA YA and DA DA DA DA

* she has this little noise she makes when she is happy or excited... hmmmm hmmmm hmmmm ! we call it her happy noise. melts my heart.

* when i am nursing her at night she has to be touching my skin somewhere... my arm, breast, fingers or face. it is soooooo sweet. again. melts my heart. :)

* sitting up is soooo close. she is getting stronger!

* abbi can stand up from sitting

all by herself!! she did this the first time by pulling up on the laundry basket! yikes!!

* RUN RUN RUN!! her little legs just go and go and go and go.....

* when she is excited she flaps her arms and kicks her legs!!

* i love it when she reaches for us when we hold our arms out to get her!

* abbi loves to be standing... on the floor, on our laps, on the counter, on our bed... just give her some fingers to balance

with and she will be standing!

* her toes are still one of her favorite toys!!

* when abbi smiles her whole face lights up!!

* she is transitioning more and more from thumb to binky. less thumb-more binky.

* abbi still thinks she has to put her fingers in her mouth with EVERY bite of food. silly girl!

* she is getting more hair!!

* the beginning of the month she would get really fussy after only being up for and hour instead of 2... but the binky sure helped make it easier to handle. then as she got closer to her 7 month birthday she didn't seem to get as fussy.

* her used to be hour long naps are not nearly as consistant either this month... they are more like 30-40 mins... momma can't get much done in that amount of time!! :)

* when she smiles her little nose crinkles up! so dang cute!!

* we took her to get her 6 month pictures and jcpenneys! she did sooooo well! there was only one time that she started to fuss a little. and that was when the photographer laid her on her belly for a pic. she is still not liking her t

ummy too much. but as soon as we sat her up s

he was all smiles again!

* every year the newspaper has a "BABES OF ... 2010" well, i entered her to be part of it and she won a prize!! she won a $25 gift card t

o Lee's Market! wahoo!! good job abbi girl!!

* she is starting to grow more! she is finally outgrowing some of her 3-6 months clothes! :)

* abbi is about 14 lbs

* our little one is filling out more... her face is more round and her little legs are chunky! love it!!

* she is reaching and grabbing for toys

* abbi loves anything that crinkles- plastic or paper- and rattles!

* she loves loves loves music! she will stop what she is doing and turn towards the music to listen. she loves american idol, commercials with a catchy jingle, the radio and momma's voice.

* when she is upset i can sing to her and it will calm her down. her favorites are: you are my sunshine and popcorn popping. :)

* abbi loves her daddy!! her whole body is excited when she sees him! ... i am pretty sure the same thing happens to him... he loves her soooooo much! and is such a good daddy!

* her awake time consists of playing on the floor- tummy and back, being in the swing, laying in the blue bouncy chair and her new favorite... the walker!! :)

* abbi loves bathtime too!! i am thinking that the love is divided between being able to splash in the water and the fact that her daddy is the one that gives her a bath 90% of the time!! :)

* she is a happy girl... she laughs alot. she likes to play, tease and be teased.

* peek-a-boo is still one of her favorites!!

* we sure love our little abbi! she is a good and happy girl!

Sunday, January 16, 2011

6 months old...

6 months!! so crazy!!

here are some of abbi's wonderful highlights at 5-6 months old!!

* she loves to play peek-a-boo! we put a burp cloth over her head and she can pull it off!

* she has the most beautiful little hand gestures. so gentle and soft.

* KICK KICK KICK!! she moves those legs soooo fast! we are gonna be in trouble when they hit the floor! she kicks so much, sometimes she kicks out of her jammies!!

* santa brought her a play mat that has a criss cross arch over the top for Christmas! she enjoys playing with the chain that links the 2 sides together and the pictures that hang from the arch.

* if she is fussy she will quiet down when she hares music. her singing pillow is the best!!

* abbi is starting to take longer naps every now and again. wahoo!!

* abbi loves to touch momma's hair. she gently strokes my hair...

* she giggles at lots of things! ... tickling & teasing ...

* her favorite toys right now are: the colored link chains, the fabric crinkle toys and pinkie (little stuffed bear that has a ring all the way around it and rattles)

* binky as been a huge comfort ... and play toy. she is not sucking her thumb as much.

* abbi loves to chew on everything! she is enjoying her teething/cold toys.

* she is eating cereal 2 times a day. we added veggies to her diet: sweet potatoes and carrots.

* she is getting soooooooo close to sitting up on her own!

* laying on her back is still much for enjoyable for her... not liking the tummy too much!

* she loves to stand and walk around the room holding onto our fingers.

* "talks" with her jaw... getting ready for baba and dada

* if there is a toy in front of her she will pick it up and start playing with it!

* abbi smiles alot! she is a very happy baby! and we are so happy to be her momma and daddy!

* she really enjoyed the wrapping paper at Christmas! l

oves that crinkle sound!

* i love to show abbi what she is going to wear... she smiles and kicks her feet! it sure feels like she likes the outfit too!! :) so fun!

* she is eating very well! and is on a 3 hour schedule for her 5 oz bottles

* abbi is such a sweet little girl! while she is nursing she will rub my arm or play with my shirt. she sometimes will lightly pinch my skin. she also will raise her hand/arm that is on top high into the air! so dang cute!!

* "talks" while nursing! "MMnnnn NNmnnn NMnnMn" GASP!! and then do it all again! silly...

* she has a little bit of a rash on her neck from ... SO MUCH SWABBA!!!! :)

* she is starting to reach her arms out to us when we reach for her... love love love that!!

* when momma is drinking from a cup she thinks that she needs to have a drink too! :) she puts her mouth up to the cup and thinks she is drinking! sometimes she will lick it up like a kitty!

* this girl LOVES her bath!! she really gets in to splashing her little legs and feet in the water! momma and daddy usually end up just as wet as she is!!